“And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?”
The alternative that idolaters do not consider—'No one takes it to heart, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, "I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals, I roasted meat and have eaten the roast. Shall I now make the rest of it detestable? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?"'—repeats the rational objection with variation. The phrase 'takes it to heart' suggests that reflection requires not merely intellectual capacity but existential commitment to truth. The accumulation of practical uses (burning, baking, roasting) creates an overwhelming case that the wood is ordinary material. This verse emphasizes that idolatry persists despite rationality's obvious objections.
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